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Marktgemeinde Hopfgarten im Brixental

Hopfgarten im Brixental, in dialect Hopfgåscht, is a market town with 5674 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2022) in the district of Kitzbühel in northeastern Tyrol (Austria). The municipality is located in the judicial district of Kitzbühel.

The market town of Hopfgarten im Brixental with the central market area, the village of Kelchsau, the districts of Pesendorf (Innerer Grafenweg), Penningdörfl and the scattered settlements on the mountains is the largest municipality in the district of Kitzbühel and one of the largest in Tyrol with a total area of 166.54 km².

Culture and sights

    Hopfgarten Parish Church

The Hopfgartner parish church ("Cathedral of the Brixen Valley"), which has been renovated in recent years, is considered an important cultural asset. The baroque, double-towered church, dedicated to St. Jacob and St. Leonhard, was built between 1758 and 1764 and is the landmark of Hopfgarten visible from afar due to its size, its architecture and its prominent position in the middle of the market. At the end of the restoration work, the new organ was purchased and inaugurated in September 1998. It was built by the company Metzler (Dietikon/CH). With 44 stops on three manuals and pedal, it is one of the most remarkable organs in Tyrol.

    Stegner Bridge

1927 built wooden beam bridge over the Brixentaler Ache river